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First Advantage Corporation (FA)

Industrials | Specialty Business Services | Atlanta, United States | NasdaqGS
20.58 USD +1.04 (5.322%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:26 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is aggressively bullish, driven by a perfect storm of a Q1 earnings beat, inclusion in the S&P SmallCap 600, and a technical breakout that has pushed shares to their 52-week highs. The options market confirms this sentiment with heavy call buying at higher strikes, indicating traders are positioning for further upside rather than protection. While the statistical forecasting model offers no directional bias due to low confidence, this weak signal is irrelevant against the backdrop of such strong fundamental catalysts and momentum. The stock has successfully navigated recent 'AI disruption' fears, with the market clearly pricing in a recovery story. However, investors should remain cautious regarding the long-term valuation; the trailing P/E of nearly 400x reflects a lack of historical earnings consistency, making the current price highly sensitive to any future miss in growth expectations. Despite the attractive forward P/E of 13.7x, the path to realizing that value requires sustained execution. The dividend is currently non-existent, offering no cushion for a potential correction.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.247361
AutoETS0.253484
AutoARIMA0.253486
AutoTheta0.265455

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 4.01
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.490
Excess Kurtosis 0.80
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2023-08-17
Last Dividend Date 2023-08-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 159.746
Revenue per Share 9.251
Market Cap 3,530,232,320
Trailing P/E 411.60
Forward P/E 14.40
Beta 1.19
Profit Margins 0.53%
Website https://fadv.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:26 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, evidenced by massive call volume and open interest at strikes significantly above the current price (e.g., $20, $25), while put activity is negligible. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term expirations, suggesting traders expect continued upward movement or a sharp spike following the recent earnings beat and index inclusion.

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2023-08-18 1.5 11.111111
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2023-08-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 1.5
lastDividendDate 2023-08-18
dividendDate 2023-08-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.13736904
Address1 1 Concourse Parkway NE
Address2 Suite 200
All Time High 24.73
All Time Low 8.82
Ask 25.75
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,872,960
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,500,518
Average Volume 1,500,518
Average Volume10Days 1,872,960
Beta 1.192
Bid 14.74
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 10
Book Value 7.491
City Atlanta
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 20.58
Current Ratio 2.65
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 20.82
Day Low 19.83
Debt To Equity 159.746
Display Name First Advantage
Dividend Date 1,693,440,000
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,157,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,019,400
Ebitda 403,878,016
Ebitda Margins 0.25164
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.298
Enterprise To Revenue 3.346
Enterprise Value 5,370,922,496
Eps Current Year 1.22494
Eps Forward 1.42869
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.05
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,692,316,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 16.1741
Fifty Day Average Change 4.405899
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.27240458
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.736904
Fifty Two Week High 20.97
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.3899994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.018597968
Fifty Two Week Low 8.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.76
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.3333334
Fifty Two Week Range 8.82 - 20.97
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,624,455,000,000
Float Shares 77,675,406
Forward Eps 1.42869
Forward P E 14.404805
Free Cashflow 193,202,368
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 9,500
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.45536
Gross Profits 730,849,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02554
Held Percent Institutions 1.11738
Implied Shares Outstanding 171,537,047
Industry Specialty Business Services
Industry Disp Specialty Business Services
Industry Key specialty-business-services
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-06-23
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,692,316,800
Last Dividend Value 1.5
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, digital identity, and verification solutions internationally. It offers pre-onboarding products and solutions, such as criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks and biometric fraud mitigation tools, education/work history verification, driver records and compliance, healthcare credentials, executive screening, and other screening products. The company also provides post-onboarding solutions, including criminal records monitoring, I-9 verification, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and adjacent products comprising fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, and investigative research. Its products and solutions are used by executive management, human resources, talent acquisition, risk, compliance, vendor management, safety, global enterprises, mid-sized, and small companies. The company was formerly known as Fastball Intermediate, Inc. and changed its name to First Advantage Corporation in March 2021. First Advantage Corporation was founded in 2002 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Long Name First Advantage Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,530,232,320
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_4069597
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 8,538,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,526,801,686
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 19.83
Operating Cashflow 225,086,000
Operating Margins 0.08754
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 678 868 4151
Pre Market Change -0.07999992
Pre Market Change Percent -0.38872656
Pre Market Price 20.5
Pre Market Time 1,784,026,813
Previous Close 19.54
Price Eps Current Year 16.800823
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.7472966
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.199519
Profit Margins 0.00532
Quick Ratio 2.546
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.4
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.04
Regular Market Change Percent 5.32241
Regular Market Day High 20.82
Regular Market Day Low 19.83
Regular Market Day Range 19.83 - 20.82
Regular Market Open 19.83
Regular Market Previous Close 19.54
Regular Market Price 20.58
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 1,589,399
Return On Assets 0.02537
Return On Equity 0.00664
Revenue Growth 0.086
Revenue Per Share 9.251
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 171,537,047
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0935
Shares Short 16,036,394
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 13,076,092
Short Name First Advantage Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.20629999
Short Ratio 7.57
Source Interval 15
State GA
Symbol FA
Target High Price 24.0
Target Low Price 17.0
Target Mean Price 18.85714
Target Median Price 18.0
Total Cash 226,074,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.318
Total Debt 2,066,764,032
Total Revenue 1,605,001,984
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.05
Trailing P E 411.6
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.87475
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.70525
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.48326996
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,589,399
Website https://fadv.com
Zip 30,328